Informed Comment daily updates (04/20/2024)

 

Red Lines and Rockets: Reframing the War on Gaza Madison, Wisconsin (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Barely a day after Iran fired drones, cruise, and ballistic missiles westward across the desert skies towards Israel, in response to Israel’s attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps commander, Hossein Salami, issued the following statement: “From now on, if Israel attacks Iranian […]

Israel’s Limited Attack on Iran Appears Aimed at De-Escalating Conflict By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – Israel had vowed to make Iran pay for Tehran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack on April 13. But Israel’s suspected military response early on April 19 appeared to be limited in scale and scope and aimed at de-escalating tensions with Iran. Tehran said it shot down three quadcopter […]

Learning about Patience and Impatience: Top Three Principles from the Great Sufi Scholar al-Ghazali By Liz Bucar, Northeastern University | – From childhood, we are told that patience is a virtue and that good things will come to those who wait. And, so, many of us work on cultivating patience. This often starts by learning to wait for a turn with a coveted toy. As adults, it becomes trying […]

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Informed Comment daily updates (04/06/2024)

 

Israel on the Brink as Ultra-Orthodox Exemption from Military Service is Set to End Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – On March 29, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to stop subsidizing the academies and yeshivas (seminaries), whose students have been exempted from military service since Israel’s founding. This move, brought by Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, was prompted by the expiration of prior government actions to maintain […]

Israel’s Attacks on Aid Workers Must End By Mitchell Zimmerman | ( Otherwords.org) – Israel has come under intense criticism for killing aid workers helping the civilian victims of its war in Gaza. Most recently, an Israeli drone fired three missiles at a World Central Kitchen convoy, killing all seven humanitarian aid workers present. The trucks were clearly marked and their route […]

With Its Deterrence Strategy Weakened, Iran Faces Pressure To Hit Israel By Kian Sharifi | – ( Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty ) – Iran’s strategy of deterrence against Israel has suffered greatly since the outbreak of the Gaza war — particularly after the brazen attack on its consulate in the Syrian capital on April 1. Eighteen members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including […]

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The Story of Arab-Jews Instills Hope Marjorie Taylor Greene only Cares about some Murders, and not those committed by Far Right with AR-15s Iran-US secret Backchannel Talks Suggest that for Both Sides Pragmatism beats Ideology Israel’s Lavender Murderbot is Programmed to Kill up to a Third of all Palestinian Civilians in Gaza The Gaza War at Six Months: Top 5 Recommendations for Ending the Fighting and Ensuring Human Security Erdoğan’s streak came to a screeching Halt as Turkey’s economy pays the price for Years of Policy Mistakes Was Israel’s Strike on Iranian Embassy in Damascus an attempt to draw the US into the War?